COMMUNITY | Siskel Film Center

Filmmaker and Creatives Networking Event

TVNT

Saturday, November 21 10:00am - 8:00pm CST (8:00am - 6:00pm PST)

$20 if signed up by November 14, $25 full price

The Black Harvest Film Festival is partnering with The Virtual Networking Tank and Creative Cypher to create a fantastic one-to-one virtual networking event for filmmakers and creatives. Register and request meetings to whoever you like, after having seen the bio, profile picture, job position and location of the other attendees from Chicago, Los Angeles and other world renowned film hubs. Participants include writers, actors, composers, producers, directors and crew members. Move your project forward by connecting with the necessary like-minded professionals. Powered by Creative Cypher.

TVNT - The Virtual Networking Tank is a new online technology that allows professionals to meet one-to-one in an easy and safe environment. You request the meetings ahead of time after scrolling through the list of attendees (you pick who and when to meet). TVNT shows the available 30 minutes time-slots that match the other person's schedule for you to pick one and will automatically create a private ZOOM room for every accepted meeting. The day of the event you'll virtually attend all your scheduled one-to-one meetings.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Black Harvest Community Council

Adrianna Silver	Chicago Cares
Alessandra Pinkston	Filmmaker
Annette Galloway	Filmmaker
Barbara Allen	Filmmaker
Cheryl Petratos	Filmmaker/CMP Productions
D'Tura Hale	Filmmaker
David Weathersby	Filmmaker
Daryl Sledge	Film and Theater Producer
Derek Dow	Filmmaker
Derek Grace	Grace Media Group
Djalaal	Gene Siskel Film Center volunteer
Donnie Smith	Donda's House
Eleva Singleton	Filmmaker/Hermes
Felicia Mings	The Art Institute of Chicago
Gwen Satterfield	Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Harold Dennis	Actor in film, stage, and TV
Jackie Samuel	National Louis University
Kamau Tyehimba	Reel Black Filmmakers
Kayo Williams	Kayquarii Productions
Keisha Chavers	Chair, Black Harvest Community Council; Coordinator, Best of Black Harvest; Marketing Consultant
Keisha Nickole	Actress, Production Manager, Producer
Kenny Johnson
Kristy Johnson	ImageNation Cinema Foundation;
Lawrence Lee Wallace	Deep Productions Studios
Lonnie Edwards	Filmmaker
Cheryl Rayner
Loris Rayner	Pediatrician
Marcus Spearman	BMO Harris Bank; Board Member, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Michael Foster	The Whitehall Hotel
Monique Smith	Filmmaker
Muteeat Lawal	Community volunteer
N.K. Gutierrez	Filmmaker
Okema "Seven" Gunn	Blogger, film critic & filmmaker
Patricia Mosley	CME Group
Ramsey Carey	Goodman Theatre
Sergio Mims	Consultant, Black Harvest Film Festival
Sierra Jackson	Artist
Ted Crowder
Talle Laosebikan
Troy Pryor	Actor/producer, Creative Cypher
Vivienne Bailey

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Black Harvest Film Festival partner Chirp Radio created a resource list and information to help make Chicago a more just and equitable place:

BLACK LIVES MATTER: WAYS TO SUPPORT RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS

The Black Harvest Film Festival 26 Merchandise Collection

Classic Style For Contemporary Artists

The Black Harvest 26 Collection pays homage to the iconic films that have been exhibited to the arts community for 26 years in a modern style. Designed by Rachel S. Gadson, founder of ILA Creative Studio, and produced by Tee Mart Decorated Apparel in Rogers Park, the collection features our one-of-a-kind t-shirts, hoodies, masks, hats, mugs and tote bags, all representing Black art. Best of all, 100% of the proceeds will go to Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness, an organization dedicated to fostering the mental health of Black Women through education and community support.

“In recognizing that the emergence and inclusion of Black voices in film has been a constant [slow] progression, I wanted to embody imagery that translates movement. While the inclusion of our stories and representation of our lives has yet to reach its full scope, there's something to celebrate about the persistence we've shown over the years to continue to be seen, in spite of. The windowpane treatment is a direct metaphor that invites viewers to see us...all of us. The abstract treatment of the 26 provides this nuanced look at movement in different directions. The sharp edges, the abrupt turns, all represent how we are not a monolith, we have different stories to tell, and the years tracking through this abstract 26 represent the varying stories that have been told over the years as we're in movement.” ~ Rachel S. Gadson, Founder of ILA Creative Studio, LLC

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